Word: carbonization
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...sign that the world's biggest polluter has essentially turned its back on an agreement painstakingly hammered out over four years, if not already substantially watered down to meet the concerns of the Clinton administration. Most scientists engaged with the problem of global warming agree that the carbon-gas-emission cuts required by Kyoto are rather feeble when measured against the level of cutbacks urgently needed to avoid catastrophic consequences. But that wasn't President Bush's problem with the treaty...
...Pulling Laura's hair in public b) Carbon emissions c) Slipping lardons to Dick Cheney d) Playing ball in the White House...
...hold of the station. In 1994, Mir lost its orientation, causing most of its onboard systems to sputter out, including the fans that keep oxygen circulating. To stay alive, the cosmonauts had to wave their hands in front of their faces to gather in breathable air and flap away carbon dioxide until Mir could power up again. "No one knew how torturous it was for the cosmonauts," says Bezyaev. "They spoke absolutely coolly...
...Carbon Dioxide...
...President Bush energetically ignored that advice when he did a U-turn on his campaign pledge to control carbon dioxide from power plants. His questioning of the science behind global warming didn't do much to overcome the administration's credibility problem, either. After a series of reports issued by the U.N. this year, most observers believe the science is a lock. Many European officials expressed their concern about Bush's decision. And European ambassadors were shocked when National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told them at a private lunch at the Swedish embassy in Washington last week that "Kyoto...